Reply #31: I appreciate the funny story, however. . . .

[Truman01]

As an attorney, I have a pretty good handle on the idea of PROOF. Further the idea of EVIDENCE could be introduced here. I don't mind Bev and company looking intently into anything that may help, but I do mind a great deal when all I hear is that "I know in my gut that Kerry won," and this (excuse me for being blasphemous) "the exit polls which are never wrong" are more indicative than the ACTUAL COUNT.

We have a great deal of anecdotal stories about suppression. We have some computer glitches. We have boogeyman stories about machines that change all the votes to Bush. But so far, if EVERY SINGLE SOLITARY vote we have in dispute went our way we still aren't even close to winning this election.

The very reason that conspiracy theories don't use evidence but feeling is because they can't be controverted if there is no evidence. With evidence comes PROOF or disProof. So far I see little evidence of anything except wishful thinking.

AND I'm not alone! Jessie Jackson and Howard Dean have BOTH taken PUBLIC STANDS to say that BUSH WON fair and square. Believe you me it pains them to have to hear the echo of their own voice concerning that sick fact, but the fact is that they have said it. But of course the conspiracists among us have even spun that story. "Maybe they are just setting up the repugs so they will let down their guard." I actually read that on this board.

I have a NEWS FLASH for everyone: Maybe they said it because, WE LOST. I know its an unpopular idea, and one I'll get flamed for, but maybe we LOST.

Please, feel free to tell me I'm wrong, and believe me I HOPE YOU ARE RIGHT. But spare me the BS about PROOF and Evidence, if this is all we have. 2000 was a different story. We only lacked, at most 1200 votes. I was there, I fought in the trenches, so don't act like I'm not a Soldier in this cause. This time the number is over 120,000 at best. WE LOST. I'm sorry, but we did.

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